Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
Olivia and Aston

Olivia nodded with an expression that seemed to say that Ashton was right. Ashton is confused by Olivia's reaction. Compared to the bread in the capital, this bread was in fact hard and dry. It's a long way to call it delicious. Even if compared to bread from outside the capital, the quality is still substandard.

"It might be rude to say this to someone who thinks this is delicious, but the bread here isn't very tasty, you know?" aston.

"Huh!? W-is that?" Olivia asked in surprise, she looked very surprised.

Ashton felt a sense of superiority, then he said, "True, the bread in the capital tastes much better. Crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside, very tasty anyway. But with the food supply problem, it's not easy to get that good bread."

"Hee ~ so yes ... This is actually the first time I've ever eaten bread, and I thought it tasted really good. In my books it often mentions bread, so I always wanted to try it." The girl said as she looked at the half piece of bread in her hand.

Hearing that, Ashton spouted soup from his mouth. Olivia glared at him, as if she was looking at a walking trash. Ashton apologized, but his mind was filled with the words Olivia had just spoken.

Aston thought how could someone have never eaten bread? No matter how far away the residence was, there was bound to be bread sold there.

"He must be kidding." Aston said in astonishment. With that in mind, Ashton waited for the girl to continue her words. But contrary to her expectations, Olivia instead focused on eating her bread back, and showed no intention to speak anymore. The girl finished her bread in a short time.

"You're serious...?"Ashton looked at the girl, as if he was trying to stare into a hole. From there, Aston realized that the girl was telling the truth, then he asked back, "... This is the first time you have eaten bread. Where you from?"

"Oh. I came from a temple called the Gate of the Underworld, deep in the forest. I've been living there all this time, have you heard of that place before?" Olivia looked straight into Ashton's eyes.

Realizing that Ashton's heart was beginning to beat rapidly, he was worried that the girl would hear his heartbeat as she began to dig into his memories. Despite his appearance, Ashton reads very well. He repeated the term Underworld Gate in his heart, but was unable to find any relevant memories, then said, "- Sorry, I never heard of it."

Olivia responded by saying, "Once ~ Well, that's only natural, because I don't really know anything about that place, even though I lived there from childhood."

After saying that Olivia got up from her chair she picked up her empty tray while laughing out loud.

"Thank you for the food. Can you tell me your name?" Olivia asked.

Aston replied, "Oh, introduce me a-I'm Ashton." he replied stiffly when he was suddenly asked his name.

"So you're Ashton. I'm Olivia, let's meet again if we get a chance." With that, Olivia turned around and left while waving her hand.

Ashton sees Olivia's silver hair reaching the waist, and assumes Olivia's height unexpectedly. At this moment, someone pulled the chair beside him, and patted him hard on the shoulder. Ashton turned around and saw a man with messy blonde hair. He was Maurice, who arrived at the fort at the same time as Ashton.

As they chatted a few days ago, he seemed to be in a similar situation to Ashton, having been stripped of his release and sent to this "grave. And like Ashton, he's very bad with his sword. Both were often reprimanded by their superiors during training.

"Yo Ashton, do you know who that girl is?" Maurice asked with a sly smile as he pointed towards Olivia.

"What are you saying. Do you know him?" Ashton asked in return.

Maurice showed a face that said, "I thought you wouldn't ask." He said quietly, being careful not to let others hear it. "It's a secret, don't spread this yeah ...? have you heard rumors of someone enlisting with an army, with a bag full of the Empire's army's head?"

"So that's what you want to say. Isn't that just a rumor?" Aston Said.

"No, no, it's not a rumor, it's true. And to the main topic - "Maurice stopped, and smiled cunningly at Ashton.

While Ashton was fed up with the attitude of his theme and he lost his temper. "If you don't want to say it, then I'll go." Ashton stood up after saying that.

Maurice pulled Aston's arm frantically to sit him down and said, "I know-I know. Don't upset. The girl you're talking to is legendary recruit head-hunter Warrant Officer Olivia. "

Aston was surprised, "Ehh !? That girl's... No, that woman is the Warrant Officer? "

Maurice was astonished by Ashton's reaction. "Your reason is surprised it's not exciting. It's not usually like that ... Never mind. Indeed, it was an extremely rare exception for someone who had just signed up to be elevated to the rank of a Warrant Officer. "

"Aren't you kidding?" Aston asked.

Maurice replied, "What's the point of lying to you? Rather than that, the two of you seem to be engrossed in chatting, tell me what you were talking about."

Maurice then held onto Ashton's shoulder tightly. Ashton put away his arm, and thought that their conversation would normally not last that long. It seems Maurice is very interested in Warrant Officer Olivia.

"Well, it's normal to be interested in his appearance," Ashton's bath sighed and said desperately, "I don't know what you're expecting, Maurice, but we're not talking about anything special. He simply said that this was his first time eating bread, and he used to live in the temple. That's all."

"He lives in the temple? The Church of Saint Illuminas... Is she a 'Witch' !?" Maurice's excited expression changed, and he began to press Ashton to answer with a surprised face.

St Church. The Illuminas are a popular religion that worships the Goddess Citresia, with many loyal followers on the continent. It is said that worshippers who live in their temples are called "Witches", and are highly respected. It was because they could use "Magic", a skill that had been lost since ancient times.

According to "Bible White" published by St. Illuminas, Goddess of Citresia created the continent of Dodedirica through powerful Magic.

Aston's mind said, "Silly. It's just a fairy tale, there's no way Magic exists. It was all made by the Church to exalt itself. I'm surprised Maurice believed something so dubious."

Distracted by Maurice's sharp gaze, Ashton continued his remark, "No, the temple he lives in is called the Gate of the Underworld. This is the first time I've heard of it, so it probably has nothing to do with the Church."

"really?" Ketus Maurice's.

Aston replied, "Well, even though you asked me. .. I can't find it in my memory, so I don't think it has anything to do with it."

"... Hmm, he's not related to the Church, huh. Well, I guess that's it." Maurice waved goodbye, then left the Mess Hall at a quick pace. She seemed uninterested in the conversation after learning Olivia was not related to the Church.

"Is Maurice a follower of the Church...? Well, whatever," Ashton said with a deep sigh, then forced himself to finish the soup.

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...To Be Continue's...